2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:07 p.m.

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HB 161	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Benson, Brown, Conroy, D. Davis, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 197	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Barkley, Cardin, Cluster, DeBoy, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Leopold, Malone, McDonough, Morhaim, Parker, Stull, Trueschler, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 207	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Aging)
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Appointment of Agent - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 212	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, DeBoy, Impallaria, Jennings, McDonough, Morhaim, Trueschler, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 236	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Conroy, Menes, and Moe
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Laurel Regional Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 241	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Madaleno, Hurson, Gutierrez, Barkley, Dumais, Hixson, Menes, Ramirez, Cryor, Franchot, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Mandel, and Taylor
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Holy Cross Health
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 260	Status as of February 6, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Petzold, Barkley, Benson, Boutin, Brown, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Patterson, Proctor, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 267	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Arnick, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, Cluster, DeBoy, Doory, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Malone, McDonough, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 286	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Minnick, Arnick, Aumann, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Malone, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 398	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, Frank, King, and Quinter
Entitled	Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 715	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bronrott, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Simmons, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Maternity Patients - Shaken Baby Syndrome
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 841	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy and Holmes
Entitled	Glenn Dale Hospital Property - Sale, Lease, or Transfer
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 844	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Parker, Ross, Stern, Vaughn, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Maternity Patients - Providing Information about Postpartum Depression
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 952	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1008	Status as of February 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1043	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Advance Directives - Immunity for Health Care Providers and Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1198	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Kach
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Advanced Cardiac Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1271	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1284	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1312	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant - Distribution
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1313	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Hubbard, Benson, Brown, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Task Force to Study Physician Reimbursement at Maryland Hospitals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1337	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood and Jameson
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Health Care Provider Panel
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1386	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Kelley, Anderson, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Brown, D. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Moe, Murray, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Vaughn, Weldon, Boutin, Hurson, Mandel, Oaks, and Smigiel
Entitled	Hospitals - Written Statement - Provider Bills
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1421	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Donoghue, Frush, James, Malone, Moe, Parrott, Rudolph, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1518	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1535	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Quality of Mental Health Care Panel
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 84	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 104	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 130	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Kramer, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Holy Cross Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 140	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 207	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 270	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Laurel Regional Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 332	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 352	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 364	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brochin, Haines, Hollinger, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 466	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Health Care Provider Panel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 715	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Middleton
Entitled	Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 737	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 840	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 848	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Exum, Giannetti, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled	Distressed Hospital Reform Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 922	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Currie, Exum, and Giannetti
Entitled	Private Commercial Air Ambulance Pilot Program for Prince George's Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance